Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChloropicus (African Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesChloropicus namaquus (Bearded Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Black-billed Barbet
Lybius guifsobalito
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Woodpecker in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Kidepo Valley National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.